The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-11-03
News of Belfast and Vicinity.

News of Belfast and Vicinity.
Mr. l.. NJ. DolloG has gone to Aroostook and tic
Provinces for horses and sheep and will return
next week.
Mr.. Edwin n. Wight, of this city, has bought
out Waldoboro photographer and moved to that
place. We wish him success.
The Knights of Pythias Lodge occupied We'd
ncsday for the first time their hall in Mr. c. n.
Blacks building on High street. The hall is not
yet completed and will be dedicated later.
Mr.. +. F. Hanson has sold go carriages this year
against 235 last year. lie expects to exceed the
sales of last year the has not yet closed.
Mr.. Hanson is finishing off paint shop in the
basement of his repository.
GONE TO PRISON. Herbert T.. Barker, formerly
of Scarsmont, recently convicted for burglarizing
his uncle's store at Lawrence, Mass.-the Bicknell
Bros.-was brought to trial last week. lie pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to seven years in the
Massachusetts State prison at hard labor-the first
day In solitary confinement.
WINDING WATERBURY. Sam Locke has igur-
ell out how much time is consumed in winding a
Waterbury watch during the course of year. 1t
takes person three minutes to wind up the watch
each day, and during the year Il person winds
eighteen and one-quarter hours. The spring is
twelve feet long and in year you wind up four
iifths of mile of spring.
The grand jury indictments reported last week
read as though r. Frank Pierce Of this city had
been indicted rs "common nuisance" OF course
| everybody who knows Mr.. Pierce knows that he is
good citizen and as far as possible from being a
nuisance. What was meant was that he had been
indicted for aiding and maintaining common
nuisance in the alleged letting of q store to be
used for the sale of intoxicating liquors.
Benz p. Swan, a brother Of William Il. swan
Esq, of this city, died Monday last at Loeb Lcven,
Miss, Il few miles below Natclez. Mi. Swan was
p years of age. He was Il son of the late Nathan
Swan and left Belfast fifty years ago and has re
sided in the south ever since. His last visit north
was seventeen years ago. Mr. Swan took no part
in public Affairs but gave his attention to his cotton
plantation and has been very successful. lie
| leaves three sons.
Mr.. Ellis A. Griffin Of Lincomvilc, Il young
man who has been working in This city for some
time, died at the home Of Mir. john Il. Howard, IL
relative, last Saturday night, after brief llucss
His funeral was held at Lncolnvillc on Tuesday,
and was attended by IL delegation from Knox lodge
of Odd Fellows, of which he a member. The
burial service OF the order was performed at the
grave by Mr.. W: o. Abbott Noble Grand, and Mr..
A. |. Mather, Chaplain. A very handsome lloral
pillow, with designs of Odd Fellowship embems
rested at the head of the con and was the gift Of
the brothers of Knox lodge Rockland Opinion.
Last year forty United States licenses for tic
sale of liquors were issued in Waldo county. This
year twenty have been issued, Of which number
not over fifteen are now in Prior to the Octo-
Der term of court in ieSG twenty-five of these
licenses were i'll use in Belfast; now less than Il
dozen, probably not more than half tozcn, are in
use. The statement Of tic Lewiston journal that
large number of licenses have been issued in
fictitious names is not true. a few only have been
so issued
\ Belfast man who does a large credit bust
statement on the back of the note Among other
questions they required to answer is one to the
effect that they own so much property. Tie man
went to collect note of this kind when the credit
laughed at him and said 81 own 10 property,
and when you get anything on that note let me
know it." every well, replied the gentleman, you
be at my place next week and pay that note or |
will have you before the Grand Jury for perjury
for swearing falsely The man paid tile note.
BELFAST JAIL. Judge Libby in sentencing the
liquor sellers at the recent term of Court desgnat-
ed Penobscot county Jail at Bangor and said he did
at the earnest request of the Jail Inspectors not TO
sentence any one to term in Waldo county Jail
in this city, which they condemn. The inspectors
have expressed this opinion in their annual report
for years past. The Jail is not fine a build
ing some others, but those confined in it seem to
thrive. Mrs. Crockett certainly improved in APP
pcarance during the year she spent in the Jail,
which is not so bad place the inspectors would
have it appear.
A FINE PIECE OF WORK. At the meeting of the
| Grand Comm.andcry knights Tcmplar, in st. Louis
last year, Mr. Charles X. Tildcn, OF Ilallowel eX-
changed badges with the Sir knights and brought
home with him forty-eisht badges, representing
that number of Communicates. Mrs. Carrie kaler,
of this city, daughter Of Capt. Geo. I. Osborne,
and a relative Of Mr. Ti!lcn, has made 4 banner
for that gentleman, using these badges. The ban
ner is of silk and velvet three by five feet. One
side is of black and white silk. and in the centre
thirty seven Of the badges are arranged in the
form of a maltese cross. On the reverse the re-
manning badges are placed upon red cross. The
banner is trimmed with gold lace and is fine
piece of work. Saturday the banner was forward
ed to Halowell.
WHAT IS NEEDED. 'Can YOU tell me where
Federal street is:' said stranger to Il journal
representative on saturday morning. 81 have
asked half Il dozen people and not knows.
Yesterday l wanted to find the corner of High
and Pearl streets, and when | arrived in the vi
cinity l found three boys batting ball Can you
tell me where Pearl Street is? | inquired Two
of the boys said they did not know The third
one said, 'les, we are or it now" "Why don't
Won ha We the names of the streets upStcI ON the
corner" said the stranger, $50 that person can
tell what street he is on. The idea is good one
and has often been advocated by the journal. 1t
would not cost much to have the names Of the diff
ferent streets painted and posted on the corners,
and it would be great convenience.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch Charlie Buck has not yet
been taken out of the water, but at low tide her in
jurics can be seen. The keel is broken, one timber
crushed in and the panks quite badly chafcd
Capt. Fred S. Dyer, of the Sch Carrie A. Lane, Is
having hard luck on his first voyage His mate
was injured at Darien and had one hand amputat-
ed Next the vessel was driven ashore at Tuspan
Mexico. And now the papers state that at the
same place his second mate Mir. Raiden, jumped
overheard and swan ashore. subsequently the
man found dead -. Sch. Scotia, built in Bel
fast by Carter IL Co., put into Pensacola, Oct 26th
water logged and with loss of main and mizzen
masts. :. Sch. Fannie Il Edith has chartered to
load paving at City Point for New ork Capt.
f. J.. French and ii. ii. Grant went to Seal !larbor
Tuesday to look after the cargo of Sch. Charley
Bucki, which was recently discharged there The
hay was sold, but the lime and laths will he rcship
ped to Belfast.
Mrs. Adelaide $. Gilmore wife Of Capt. Fred A.
Gilmore, died at her residence in this city last
Sunday evening, aged I3 years ana about Jmonhs.
In May, 1856, Mrs. Gilmore stricken with pa
| ralysis and never fully recovered. Heart trouble
and dropsy were the immediate causes of her
death. Mrs. Gilmore maiden name was Baglcy.
She was lady of remarkable intelligence and
ability, and had wide circle of friends and adj
of others and to engage in charitable work. She
was generous to a fault. Mrs. Gilmore was &C
tive member and worker in the Unversalist church.
She was also Daughter of Rebekah, and held
| lowship. Mrs. Gilmore was an exemplary mother,
excellent neighbor, and her death causes uniyer
sal sorrow. She leaves husband and three daugh-
tiers. Her end was peaceful and she died surround
| cd by her family. She was buried on Wednesday,
| Rev. Geo. +. Tufts, of the Baptist church, con
Quoting the exercises. The flowers were tasteful,
and particularly the pieces furnished by Aurora
Lodge Daughters of Rebekah and the Chautauqua
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